Tyre size help!

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miniman

Original Poster:

28,210 posts

277 months

Sunday 25th April 2021
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I bought these for my daughter's bike, which is currently on 26x1.0 tyres:

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com//schwalbe-sile...

I wanted something a touch more touring / chunky, and assumed that the difference between 1.0 and 1.75 would be fine - but it's not, they foul the chain stays (they are fine on the front).

Help!

IJWS15

2,016 posts

100 months

Monday 26th April 2021
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Internet purchase you can return?

Presume they have not been ridden on yet

louiebaby

10,653 posts

206 months

Monday 26th April 2021
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I went through the Wiggle returns procedure a couple of weeks ago for just this reason.

I had to pay £2.95 and drop them off at the local Hermes place. The return was processed within a few days of them being dropped off, and money returned to my PayPal account.

It's all very efficient, and I don't begrudge the £2.95 postage fee when it was my own daft fault. I bought the right size from Wiggle too.

(I think Wiggle and Chain Reaction are the same these days, right? They merged?)

miniman

Original Poster:

28,210 posts

277 months

Monday 26th April 2021
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Yes on both counts - easy return through Herpes and Chain Reaction and Wiggle seem to be the same thing now.